Originally Posted by ghostrider

I'm betting many of your shops opened up because the owner wanted to hang out with her quilting friends in a place where she could buy what she wanted to buy, offer classes she wanted to offer and be open the hours she wanted to be open all while making a salary and claiming the costs as business expenses. It's understandable, but it's not professional. That's not a business, it's a club and as a non-member, no wonder you feel like you don't belong!